welcome to the adventure

My husband and I have been working on a few small projects in and around the house lately. We like to change the space up a bit every now and then to freshen things up.

As my mother-in-law stated recently,

"I love going to your house because I can sit on the couch and look around at all the new things you've done to your place. It's always an adventure!"

(please take note: I am not a photographer)

we took these out of old kid's books and framed them.

The backyard in particular has been my husband's project. He made us a picnic table!

found vintage long filing drawers and planted succulents in them...

built a free-standing succulent stand....

and for when we have families over...and table for the kiddos!!!!

He's AMAZING, I tell you! Shear talent & skill!! Check out more of what he does on his site!

There you have it. I'm sure come summer we'll be tired of this arrangement and a whole new arrangement will be showcased!

Our home is home I enjoy coming home to.

Craft Brunch Bunch

There's no denying that spring has sprung.

This weekend was the official beginning of spring for me. I didn't blog last week because, to be completely honest, I didn't have it in me to sit in front of the computer when I could be outside enjoying the beauitful sunshiney days we've been having here.

A couple weeks ago, my close friend, Ruthi Auda, and I decided it was time to implement a monthly craft brunch. Appropriately, we named it the Craft Brunch Bunch.

On the menu this week:

*mimosas

*croissants from a local bakery

*homemade cinnamon rolls (thank you Ruthi!!)

*homemade lemon muffins w/ homemade blueberry drizzle (courtes de moi)

*peach & grapefruit slices covered in powdered sugar

I hosted the first meeting.

Here are some photos from our time together!

Carissa is the Visual Display Coordinator for Anthropologie in Rancho Cucamonga. She made these amazing birds from Hansen's drink cans!

Paige worked on a necklace made from mixed media materials. So cute!

Whitney croqueted the most adorable blue octopus!

Ruthi worked on a gift based on an inside joke for some friends...

And I finished embroidering one panel of our curtains...

We had a really great time enjoying and getting to know one another, while working on our projects, drinking mimosas, and relaxing. It was wonderful!

If you live in Southern California and are interested in joining, please contact me @ heather.trine@gmail.com so that I may contact you regarding our next meeting time and place. We'd love to have you!

Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party!" (Robin Williams)

The Girl with Many Talents

starring, Ruthi Auda, a young twenty-something born and raised in Southern California with the talent and passion to making things. ruthi auda - maker/creater/artist/builder/photographer/baker/graphic designer/cardmaker/inspirer from birthday objects to her boyfriend,

...to baking tasty treats, to stationery/ graphic design...

to showing the world what she gets to do all day long...

...and TONS more, she's is one artistic gal - and a sweetheart to boot! Currently, she holds the position for Display Coordinator at Anthropologie in Newport Beach. You can see all the projects she's working on on her blog (along with her impeccable documentation and eye for composition - i guess that comes with the package, eh?) Her posts are so fun and interesting and creative. She's definitely an inspiration! What she does with her creativity and artistic talent motivates and inspires me to use my time wisely to make and learn and evolve in the art of doing. Ruthi and I met through my husband - they both were in the Art department at Biola University and over the past year, has become a beloved friend. In fact, she and her boyfriend came along on a family summer trip to Bass Lake for a few days.

And now she lives in LONG BEACH with the rest of us :) All that to say, Ruthi is great at what she does and I admire her for it. A real Jane of all trades :)